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collection of Delamere insects at our disposal. Among the 

 many good insects contained in it, was a fine specimen of the 

 Camberwell Beauty( Vanessa Antiopa.) Also to Messrs. J. Arkle, 

 A. O. Walker, Geo. Frater, A. J. Nixon, J. Hannah, 

 (Abergele,) and J. Lyon Denson, for several interesting insects. 

 The Curator has also added several rare insects, including five 

 Imagines and two preserved larvae of the Bedstraw Hawk Moth 

 (Deilephila Galii.) Ten life histories of this Order have been 

 prepared. The whole collection of Lepidoptera has been 

 thoroughly overhauled, re-arranged, * and catalogued. 



Eight life histories of injurious insects, with drawings, have 

 also been prepared, and several others are in course of being 

 worked out. 



I regret to say that only two additional life histories' of 

 Birds have been prepared during the past year, viz., the Heron 

 and Sparrow Hawk. The former is contained in a valuable glass 

 case kindly presented by Mr. Thos. Shepheard, and for the life 

 histories we are considerably indebted to His Grace the Duke 

 of Westminster, K.G. Out of the total of 72 birds presented, 

 Mr. a. O. Walker, F.L.S., has contributed no less than 29 — 

 some of them are very rare, the Raven (Corvus corax) being 

 one of them. Several other interesting birds have been added 

 by the following gentlemen— Rev. E. A. Pitcairn Campbell, 

 Dr. W. H. Dobie, Mr. A. J. Nixon, and Mr. Newstead, Senr., 

 Ince. Mr. Hy. Thomas, Llandudno, Mr. Nixon, and 

 Mr. Kemp, have added several interesting species of birds' eggs 

 to the collection. 



Very few additions have been added to the Mollusca 

 (Shells), probably owing to the fact that we have lost our 

 very energetic collector, Mr. B. Tomlin. Mr. F. Archer has, 

 however, sent us in a shell (Tectura tesiudinalisj which is new 

 to the district. 



Two specimens of the Tope Shark or Tope Dog (Galeus 

 canisj have been presented, one by Mr. Walton Gray, the 



• The arrangement adopted being that of Richard South's new List. 



